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Topfield California Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2UF

26/00149/ARNAgricultural to Residential NotificationRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 31 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse (Prior Approval)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of existing agricultural storage building into dwelling, installation of fenestration in existing openings

Received
9 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Downham
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 50 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a planning application at Topfield California Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2UF. East Cambridgeshire has handled 51 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 8 days longer than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Downham. We hold 1,593 applications in total for the CB6 postcode area.

93% of all applications at East Cambridgeshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB6 2UF
Application type
Agricultural to Residential Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Little Downham

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation start
10 March 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 March 2026
Target decision date
6 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Saberton Toms Hole Barn Branch Bank Prickwillow Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4UR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
17 February 2026
Site notice end
10 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14653487
Documents
20
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: East Cambridgeshire

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